Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [Mark: 1 each]
1. The inauguration ceremony took place in the Union Buildings amphitheatre in ____.
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Capetown
(c) Pretoria
(d) Durban
Ans: (c) Pretoria
2. How did Nelson Mandela define the meaning of courage?
(a) Triumph over fear
(b) Triumph over hatred
(c) Triumph over selfishness
(d) Triumph over greed
Ans: (a) Triumph over fear
3. Nelson Mandela joined
(a) South American National Congress
(b) North American National Congress
(c) African National Congress
(d) Johannesburg National Congress
Ans: (c) African National Congress
4. What realisations did Mandela have of his boyhood freedom?
(a) It is just an illusion
(b) He was born free
(c) Freedom was meant for kids
(d) He had no realisations
Ans: (a) It is just an illusion
5. Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as
(a) Prime Minister
(b) First Deputy President
(c) Second Deputy President
(d) President
Ans: (b) First Deputy President
6. In life, every man has
(a) many obligations
(b) twin obligations
(c) no obligations
(d) four obligation
Ans: (b) twin obligations
7. What do depths of oppression create?
(a) oppressed
(b) heights of character
(c) poverty
(d) lack of freedom
Ans: (b) heights of character
8. Why did Nelson Mandela say that it is a 'rare privilege'? He said that as
(a) They have been deprived of this honour.
(b) They have seldom been given this honour
(c) They have experienced it for the first time.
(d) They have been chosen over other countries, for this honour
Ans: (c) They have experienced it for the first time.
9. ____ dawned bright and clear.
(a) Tenth April
(c) Tenth June
(b) Tenth May
(d) Tenth July
Ans: (b) Tenth May
10. On that lovely autumn day, Nelson Mandela was accompanied by his daughter
(a) Felani
(b) Renani
(c) Stephanie
(d) Zenani
Ans: (d) Zenani
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11. Nelson Mandela became ____.
(a) The United States of America's First Black President
(b) South Africa's First Black President
(c) Zimbabwe's First Black President
(d) None of them
Ans: (b) South Africa's First Black President
12. ____ was sworn in as the second deputy President.
(a) Thabo Mbeki
(b) Mr de Klerk
(c) Oliver Tambo
(d) Robert Sobukwe
Ans: (b) Mr de Klerk
13. What is the meaning of 'emancipation' here in this chapter?
(a) Being treated differently or unfavourably
(b) State of one's not having one's rightful benefits
(c) Freedom from restrictions
(d) Had a very low opinion of
Ans: (c) Freedom from restrictions
14. The inauguration took place on ____.
(a) 10th May, 1992
(b) 10th May, 1993
(c) 10th May, 1994
(d) 10th May, 1995
Ans: (c) 10th May, 1994
15. The inauguration ceremony was attended by politicians and dignitaries of more than ____.
(a) 130 countries
(b) 140 countries
(c) 150 countries
(d) 120 countries
Ans: (b) 140 countries
16. What is a country's greatest wealth?
(a) Its minerals
(b) Its people
(c) Its flora and fauna
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Its people
17. What do the depths of oppression create?
(a) oppressed
(b) heights of character
(c) poverty
(d) lack of freedom
Ans: (b) heights of character
18. Who, according to Mandela is not free?
(a) oppressor
(b) oppressed
(c) both oppressor and oppressed
(d) none of these
Ans: (c) both oppressor and oppressed
19. ".... Continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination." What is the meaning of 'deprivation' here in this chapter?
(a) Being treated differently or unfavourably
(b) State of one's not having one's rightful benefits
(c) Freedom from restrictions
(d) Had a very low opinion of
Ans: (b) State of one's not having one's rightful benefits
20. ____ is the old anthem of the Republic of South Africa.
(a) Nkosi Sikelel-iAfrica
(b) Die Stem
(c) Deutschlandlied
(d) Amhrán na bhFiann
Ans: (b) Die Stem
21. Why were two National Anthems sung?
(a) To mark the unity
(b) To mark the end of racial discrimination
(c) To mark the end of gender discrimination
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans: (d) Both (a) and (b)
22. ".... Continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination." What is the meaning of 'discrimination in this chapter?
(a) Being treated differently or unfavourably
(b) State of one's not having one's rightful benefits
(c) Freedom from restrictions
(d) Had a very low opinion of
Ans: (a) Being treated differently or unfavourably
23. "....he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness...." What is the meaning of 'prejudice' here in this chapter?
(a) A strong dislike without any good reason
(b) State of one's not having one's rightful benefits
(c) Freedom from restrictions
(d) Had a very low opinion of
Ans: (a) A strong dislike without any good reason
24. "The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane, societies the world has ever known." What structure is Mandela talking about?
(a) Racial domination against the black people
(b) Poverty and suffering
(c) Discrimination against the poor and lower caste
(d) oppression of women and girl child
Ans: (a) Racial domination against the black people
25. Who wrote the prose piece "Long Walk to Freedom"?
(a) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
(b) Arup Kumar Datta
(c) GL Fuentes
(d) Lucio Rodrigues
Ans: (a) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
26. After how many years of White's rule, Mandela became South Africa's first Black President?
(a) Three Centuries
(b) Four Centuries
(c) Two Centuries
(d) Five Centuries
Ans: (a) Three Centuries
27. How many seats were won by Mandela's African National Congress in the first democratic elections of South Africa's history?
(a) 250 out of 400 seats
(b) 252 out of 400 seats
(c) 260 out of 400 seats
(d) 262 out of 400 seats
Ans: (b) 252 out of 400 seats
28. What unintended effect did the decades of oppression and brutality have?
(a) created men of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity
(b) Poverty and suffering
(c) Boycotts from foreign nations
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) created men of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity
29. The spectacular array of South African jets was a display of-
(a) The military's precision
(b) The military's loyalty to democracy
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) both (a) and (b)
30. How many years Nelson Mandela spent in prison?
(a) Thirty years
(b) Twenty-Seven years
(c) Twenty-five years
(d) Thirty-five years
Ans: (a) Thirty years
31. Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as.
(a) First deputy president
(b) Second deputy president.
(c) Third deputy president.
(d) Fourth deputy president.
Ans: (a) First deputy president
32. The inauguration ceremony was held on-
(a) 1st May
(b) 2nd May
(c) 10th May
(d) 10th March
Ans: (c) 10th May
33. On the day of inauguration Mandela was accompanied by
(a) his son
(b) his wife
(c) his daughter
(d) his mother
Ans: (c) his daughter
34. ____ was called the Autumn Day by Nelson Mandela.
(a) 10th July
(b) 10th May
(c) 10th March
(d) 10th October
Ans: (b) 10th May
35. Apartheid is a political system that separated people according to their ____ [HSLC.'23]
(a) Religion
(b) Language
(c) Race
(d) Gender
Ans: (c) Race
36. How many national anthems were sung in the inauguration ceremony?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Two
37. Mandela's country is rich in ____ [HSLC. 20,23]
(a) Forests and lakes
(b) Agriculture
(c) Gems and minerals
(d) Hills and rivers
Ans: (c) Gems and minerals
38. South Africa became independent in the year ___
(a) 1947
(b) 1964
(c) 1994
(d) 1995
Ans: (c) 1994
39. The another word for obligation- [HSLC.'23]
(a) Duty
(b) Hobby
(c) Wealth
(d) livelihood
Ans: (a) Duty
40. How many Deputy Presidents were selected?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Ans: (b) Two
41. Long Walk to Freedom is-
(a) A novel
(b) an autobiography
(c) a cinema
(d) a storybook
Ans: (b) an autobiography
42. Amphitheatre is made of -
(a) Glasstone
(b) Sandstones
(c) Blackstones
(d) All of these
Ans: (b) Sandstones
43. As a young man in Johannesburg, Mandela yearned for the ____ freedom.
(a) Transitory
(b) Permanent
(c) Basic and honorable
(d) Illusive
Ans: (b) Permanent
44. On the day of the inauguration, Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of ____.
(a) Freedom
(b) Pride
(c) Sorrow
(d) History
Ans: (d) History
45. In life, every man has ____ obligations [HSLC.'19]
(i) Three
(ii) twin
(iii) many
(iv) four
Ans: (ii) twin
46. On the day of the inauguration, who of the following was sworn in first ____.
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Mr. de Klerk
(c) Thabo Mbeki
(d) Zenani
Ans: (b) Mr. de Klerk
47. The word "Transitory' means-
(a) Permanent
(b) Not permanent
(c) Forever
(d) Transit
Ans: (b) Not permanent
48. How many Deputy Presidents were selected?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Ans: (b) Two
49. According to Mandela, the greatest wealth of his country is-
(a) diamonds
(b) gems
(c) minerals
(d) its people
Ans: (d) its people
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